Denver couple charged with abuse after four sons found in squalor
DENVER (Reuters) – The parents of four young boys who were found at a squalid Denver home suffering from malnourishment and unable to communicate except by grunts were facing multiple counts of felony child abuse, prosecutors said on Tuesday.
Viral disease blamed for deer die-off in Montana
(Reuters) – A mysterious die-off of more than 400 whitetail deer along a Montana river corridor has been traced to a viral hemorrhagic disease transmitted by tiny biting flies, officials said on Tuesday.
Creditors back Alabama county’s bankruptcy plan
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) – Creditors in the $4.2 billion municipal bankruptcy case involving Alabama’s Jefferson County have “overwhelmingly approved” the county’s plan of adjustment, Jefferson County Commission President David Carrington said on …
NJ man who set self on fire in U.S. capital was mentally ill: family
MOUNT LAUREL, New Jersey (Reuters) – A New Jersey man who died after setting himself on fire in the heart of the U.S. capital last week had long battled mental illness, his family said on Tuesday.
Record blizzard kills South Dakota cattle, government shutdown will slow aid
(Reuters) – Disaster aid will be slow to come for South Dakota ranchers who lost as many as 60,000 head of cattle during an historic blizzard over the weekend, industry officials said on Tuesday.
U.S. parents find kid care more exhausting than paid jobs: report
(Reuters) – Ah, the joys of parenting: sleepless nights, endless laundry, cooking meals and coordinating carpools.
Shutdown slows aid to families of U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – For the families of four U.S. soldiers killed by insurgents in Afghanistan on Sunday, the partial U.S. government shutdown will take a particularly personal toll.
U.S. Fed ships new $100 bills with anti-counterfeit features
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve began supplying banks on Tuesday with billions of redesigned $100 bills that incorporate advanced anti-counterfeiting features, the U.S. central bank said.
Georgia fraternity under investigation over ‘rapebait’ email
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A Georgia university is investigating a campus fraternity after one of its members was linked online to an email with instructions on attracting “rapebait” to parties.
Boston mayor, USW blast walkout by school bus drivers
BOSTON (Reuters) – Boston Mayor Thomas Menino vowed to punish school bus drivers who walked off the job on Tuesday in a labor action the city contended was illegal, and which even the drivers’ union organization condemned.
